Sprinkler system saves Tilton repair shop

TILTON - A sprinkler system is credited with minimizing damage from an early-morning fire that destroyed a truck at a garage on Saturday, Tilton-Northfield Fire Chief Bradley Ober said.

Ober said crews responded to AutoServ at 40 East Main St. about 2:30 a.m. and found smoke coming from the building and a truck inside that was on fire. The truck was destroyed but damage to the building was minimal, he said.

'The building's sprinkler system activated just prior to our arrival, helping to keep the fire contained to its point of origin,' Ober said. 'If this building did not have a sprinkler system damages would have been much worse.'

Ober said the fire does not appear to be suspicious and there were no injuries.